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NIE Teacher of the Year award
This award recognizes teachers, literacy coaches and media specialists who advocate for literacy and civic learning through the use of the Tampa Bay Times and NIE resources.
The 2022 contest will open for entries Nov. 1, 2021 – Feb. 15, 2022.
Previous grand prize winners:
- 2021 – Elizabeth Crawley, Seminole High School, Pinellas County
- 2020 – Tiffany Southwell, Steinbrenner High School, Hillsborough County
- 2019 – Donald Whitaker, Inverness Middle School, Citrus County
- 2018 – Elizabeth Crawley, Seminole High School
- 2017 – Cynthia Bowen, Carwise Middle School
- 2015 – Tracey Keim, St. Petersburg High School
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- ⇒ Conveys information about the natural or social world;
- ⇒ Is written from someone who knows information to someone who doesn’t
- ⇒ Has specialized features such as headings and technical vocabulary.
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